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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1948
Page
9
Mary Haworth writes about a ten year marriage to a successful but egocentric lawyer Marvin who controlled finances and deceived her about his income. With no children and waning sex, she contemplates divorce after discovering substantial assets in his name and a life built on appearances.
In a blunt diagnostic, the writer suggests a spouse has avoided children and kept marriage as a financial option. The piece notes alleged deceit in money matters and hints at planning divorce if profits disappoint, urging self scrutiny and professional counsel before acting.
A reader panel weighs two self focused individuals pursuing dominance in a troubled marriage. It suggests motives tied to ambition and financial entanglement, noting marriage to a bright lawyer may have been for status rather than love and hints at joint asset handling and lifestyle goals. Also included is a craft pattern advertisement for a dressmaking project.
Instructions guide creating red flannel bags 20 by 10 inches with 7 inch bottoms. An oily pink Santa face on crinoline features a red nose green eyes rosy cheeks a white moustache and red mouth. Add a green felt cap and belt so the cap tucks at the bag sides.
Home sewing activity has surged by about 130 percent compared with figures from five years ago, reflecting growing interest and hands on projects among households. The rise signals a shift toward self made apparel and crafts during the period.
New York report details Mrs Matty Clarke opening a hat rents haven on the east side. For a three dollar daily rental and a fifteen dollar deposit women obtain the right hat for job interviews dinners or other social events. Career girls and women facing dinner dates are frequent clients with weddings also served.
Advertisement for FASTEETH denture powder promotes quick fitting support with an alkaline formula. Says it holds plates firmly to improve eating and talking with no gummy taste and combats denture odor. Available at drug stores.
Mrs. Clarke recalls a customer who wore a romantic bonnet for a blind date and returned two weeks later for a wedding hat, noting the bonnet helped her look calendar picture pretty. A turgeon can reach twenty feet in length and weigh three thousand pounds.
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